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Book Dogo Prince Hotel in Dogo Onsen (Ehime)— This hot spring resort hotel is popular for its plentiful baths, including eight open air baths and four private open air baths.
Access: 40 min by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 4 baths
Simple hot spring
Dogo Onsen Main Building, Matsuyama Castle, Itoyama Observatory, Kurushima Kaikyo SA (Nishi Seto Expressway), Shimanami Kaido
With 3,000 years of history, this is one of Japan’s oldest hot springs. It even appears in the “Nihon Shoki” (a collection of ancient myths). Many past Emperors of Japan have visited here starting 1,500 years ago, including Emperor Showa. It also is home to Yushinden, the only bathing room in Japan specially set aside for the Imperial Family.
1975
123 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
11,000 - 65,500 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
100 Dogohimezuka, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime 790-0858 Japan Show map
(1) 40 min by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station, then 3 min by shuttle bus
(2) 1h 10 min by Super Jet from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama Sightseeing Port, then 45 min by bus to Dogo Onsen Station and 3-min shuttle bus ride from there
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.